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Lecture: Edward Lear, Travails & Travels

"Comedy allowed him to represent the body being broken apart; pathos allowed him to deal with affection that couldn't find a home." In the 200th anniversary of Edward Lear’s birth, long-term admirer Michael Rosen investigates the fascinating life and work of this contradictory problematic figure. This event is presented by the Poetry Society.

Tickets: £10 (£7.50 to Poetry Society members calling the box office)
Booking: Aldeburgh Poetry Festival or by phone, 01728 687110

Visiting Aldeburgh Poetry Festival? Don't miss...

Happy Birthday Edward Lear

An exhibition commissioned by the Poetry Society at the Pond Gallery, Snape.
Open throughout the weekend.

The 200th birthday of this artist, cartoonist, travel writer and nonsense poet of genius is celebrated in this specially-curated exhibition by illustrator Andrew Baker and animator Linda Hughes. The show features new prints responding to Lear’s work by over 30 artists and illustrators including Peter Blegvad, Jonny Hannah, Susan Light, Peter Lloyd and Charles Shearer.